Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region was 74.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Nordrhein-Westfalen is 74.8, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 74.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.8, in 2004.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 149th of 441 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment … country NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.9 | — |
| 2000 | 62.8 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 63.5 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.2 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.5 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 61.8 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 63.3 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 64.9 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 66.4 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.9 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.5 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.5 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 70.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.7 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.5 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.4 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.3 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 74.9 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.8 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.32 | 61.8 | 67.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.78 | 67.9 | 73.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.97 | 72.4 | 74.9 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 74.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8 in 2004.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 149th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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